December 2011 In the Arts

This Month in the Arts
East Brunswick Public Schools
December
2012
Support the foundation with a great new holiday show!
EBEF AND THE ARTS EDUCATION CONCERT SERIES #2
A Dickens Christmas
Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3 at 7:30 PM
Enjoy the warmth of the season with two of the five Dickens stories
A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to a family in A Cricket
on the Hearth; Ebenezer Scrooge transforms with the help of three ghosts in A Christmas
Carol. A wonderful way to support the great work of the East Brunswick Education Foundation! Order tickets online at www.ebnet.org/inthearts or call 732.254.EBEF (3233)
East Brunswick Vocal Students to Sing With Kenny Rogers
Members of the East Brunswick High School Concert Choir under the direction of Jennifer
Sengin, and six elementary vocal students under the direction of Michele Moore, will perform
this month at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. On Monday, December 19th, at 8:00
PM, East Brunswick students will appear on stage in the Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits/
Christmas Tour.
Past guest performers of this show have gone on to do quite well and include Sean Hayes of
―Will and Grace‖, and Laura Woyasz who plays Glinda in ―Wicked‖ on Broadway… and
two young brothers were cast in ―Lion King.‖
Tickets for this show are available at http://www.statetheatrenj.org/kenny_rogers
Upcoming Concerts and Shows
Fri
12/2/11
A Dickens Christmas
EBPAC at Hammarskjold
7:30 PM
Sat
12/3/11
A Dickens Christmas
EBPAC at Hammarskjold
7:30 PM
Thu
12/8/11
EBHS Orchestra Concert
EBPAC at Hammarskjold
7:00 PM
Mon
12/12/11
Hammarskjold Band Concert
Hammarskjold Middle School
7:00 PM
Tue
12/13/11
Hammarskjold Orchestra Concert
Hammarskjold Middle School
7:00 PM
Wed
12/14/11
Hammarskjold Band-Snow Date
Hammarskjold Middle School
7:00 PM
Wed
12/14/11
Warnsdorfer Winter Chorus Concert
Warnsdorfer
7:30 PM
Thu
12/15/11
EBHS Band Concert
Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/15/11
Hammarskjold Orchestra-Snow Date
Hammarskjold Middle School
7:00 PM
Tue
12/20/11
CJHS Orchestra Concert
EBPAC at Hammarskjold
7:30 PM
Wed
12/21/11
EBHS Band-Snow Date
Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS
7:00 PM
Thu
1/5/12
CJHS Band Concert
CJHS Cafetorium
7:30 PM
Secondary Schools Art Show
at the
East Brunswick Public Library
NEW! Join us during the month of January when students from East Brunswick
High School and Churchill Junior High
School display work on the walls of the
main library as well as in the display cases.
Board of Education Meeting Room Art Exhibit
November 14 – December 2
Memorial Elementary School
December 5 — 23
Central Elementary School
Students of Margaret Sasso
Students of Sueann Brewer
and Laurie Denenberg
Elementary Schools Art Show at the
East Brunswick Public Library
A favorite with parents, students, and the
community is our Elementary Art Show!
Eight schools display two and threedimensional art during the months of
April and May!
MEET THE ARTS EDUCATION STAFF
Adam Recktenwald is currently enjoying his seventh year leading high school seniors through
the wild world of art with the EBHS Humanities program and his first teaching his new, original
curriculum, Illustrating the Written Word. When he's not planning wacky adventures with his
colleagues, Adam is planning wacky adventures with his wife, Leighanne, usually for their funloving daughter, Mila Sawyer. In his rare moments of spare time, Adam is a budding writer,
working diligently on his second novel and celebrating the recent second edition release of his
first, Arthur Stacy and the Gallery of the People, a surreal story about a painter's unexpected
afterlife. In even rarer moments, Adam records avant-garde noise as his lost-in-a-jungle-themed
music experiment, Arenal. But whether he's rocking, typing, teaching, or just being Dad, Adam's
always looking to get the most out of each day and looks forward to tomorrow's new exploits.
Coming soon to the Arts Education Concert Series At EBPAC
NEW JERSEY YOUTH SYMPHONY
Thursday, February 16, 7:00 PM
Music Director Jeffrey Grogan leads a diverse cross-section
of some of New Jersey’s best high school musicians. Mr.
Grogan will also conduct workshops with East Brunswick
students. The evening concert will feature a “grand finale” of
combined NJYS and East Brunswick students in a massive
symphony orchestra! Don’t miss this one!
THIRD ANNUAL NIGHT OF JAZZ
Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 PM
Performances by the Hammarskjold, Churchill, and East
Brunswick High School Jazz Ensembles. Past guest artists
have included the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra
and the Denis DiBlasio Quartet! This year’s guest artist
TBA . . .
Solo and Ensemble Festival
Students from East Brunswick and surrounding communities perform solo and small
ensemble literature on Sunday, May 13, and are adjudicated for a chance to perform
at the Young Musicians Concert on Sunday, May 20. More information and registration materials now available on www.ebnet.org/inthearts.
Arts
Education
For further information on these or any other
East Brunswick Public Schools
Arts Education events please contact
Mr. Jeffrey Lesser, Supervisor of Arts Education
jlesser@ebnet.org
(732) 613-6985
or visit www.ebnet.org/inthearts
This Month in the Arts is published monthly October – June by the Office of Arts Education